Microsoft Promises Never to Force Upgrades on Customers Ever Again

It’s not that the operating system is bad — in fact, it’s widely considered to be quite a bit better than its predecessors Windows 8 and (ugh) 8.1 — but the manner in which the company attempted to motivate customers to upgrade left a sour taste in just about everyone’s mouth.

Now, Microsoft is promising to never, ever make that horrible mistake again, and it’s making that promise…